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CONFIDENTIAL 1 LG/JUN2020/ELC501/SET 2
UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
AKADEMI PENGAJIAN BAHASA
ELC501: ENGLISH FOR CRITICAL ACADEMIC READING
JUN 2020
TEST
ANSWER KEY
TOTAL: 35 MARKS
QUESTION 1
a) external ( 1 m )
Evidence 1: into the body ( 0.5 m )
Evidence 2: expose (to that disease) ( 0.5 m )
b) accusations/allegations ( 1 m )
Evidence 1: brain injury ( 0.5 m )
Evidence 2: seizures ( 0.5 m )
c) withdrawn ( 1 m )
Evidence 1: deliberately falsified ( 0.5 m )
Evidence 2: was found guilty ( 0.5 m )
QUESTION 2
a) Stated main idea: Many parents, both in Europe and the United States, began to
refuse the vaccine for fear of an autism link ( 1 m )
b) Major supporting detail: In fact, many parents still believe that the MMR vaccine
bears some of the blame for their child’s autism ( 1 m )
c) Minor supporting detail: These parents say that they have observed the same
pattern OR Their child was a normally developing one-year-old, but after the
shot, symptoms of autism, such as disinterest in social interaction, began to
manifest ( 1 m )
QUESTION 3
i. The issue of childhood immunizations is debatable as there is a conflict between
government interest and parents’ rights to decide on their child’s health matters ( 2 m )
ii.